insulin blood sugar glucose these are terms we often hear when discussing our
terms we often hear when discussing our
terms we often hear when discussing our health but how many of us are actually
health but how many of us are actually
health but how many of us are actually familiar with their roles in our
familiar with their roles in our
familiar with their roles in our well-being hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
well-being hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
well-being hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be learning more about how insulin
be learning more about how insulin
be learning more about how insulin protects us on a day-to-day basis so
protects us on a day-to-day basis so
protects us on a day-to-day basis so insulin is a hormone that’s produced by
insulin is a hormone that’s produced by
insulin is a hormone that’s produced by an organ called the pancreas it’s vital
an organ called the pancreas it’s vital
an organ called the pancreas it’s vital in controlling the sugars in fact it’s
in controlling the sugars in fact it’s
in controlling the sugars in fact it’s necessary to keep the blood sugar
necessary to keep the blood sugar
necessary to keep the blood sugar controlled in a very tight narrow range
controlled in a very tight narrow range
controlled in a very tight narrow range in people usually when the sugar Rises
in people usually when the sugar Rises
in people usually when the sugar Rises like after you eat the insulin levels go
like after you eat the insulin levels go
like after you eat the insulin levels go up to metabolize the sugar what role
up to metabolize the sugar what role
up to metabolize the sugar what role does insulin play in terms of how you
does insulin play in terms of how you
does insulin play in terms of how you feel day to day if you’re a healthy
feel day to day if you’re a healthy
feel day to day if you’re a healthy person you wouldn’t notice it but
person you wouldn’t notice it but
person you wouldn’t notice it but obviously in disease states if you get
obviously in disease states if you get
obviously in disease states if you get too little of it you have to you have
too little of it you have to you have
too little of it you have to you have diabetes and if you get too much of it
diabetes and if you get too much of it
diabetes and if you get too much of it you have something called hypoglycemia
you have something called hypoglycemia
you have something called hypoglycemia which is a low blood sugar state and
which is a low blood sugar state and
which is a low blood sugar state and what are your optimum numbers in terms
what are your optimum numbers in terms
what are your optimum numbers in terms of blood sugar level for your average
of blood sugar level for your average
of blood sugar level for your average person depends if you have diabetes or
person depends if you have diabetes or
person depends if you have diabetes or not but we’re aiming for sugars less
not but we’re aiming for sugars less
not but we’re aiming for sugars less than six is counted as normal between
than six is counted as normal between
than six is counted as normal between six and seven is pre-diabetes and over
six and seven is pre-diabetes and over
six and seven is pre-diabetes and over seven is diabetes how is blood sugar
seven is diabetes how is blood sugar
seven is diabetes how is blood sugar managed so blood Sugar’s man is by
managed so blood Sugar’s man is by
managed so blood Sugar’s man is by hormones so when you eat your insulin
hormones so when you eat your insulin
hormones so when you eat your insulin levels rise with food and that keeps
levels rise with food and that keeps
levels rise with food and that keeps your sugar level very constant if you
your sugar level very constant if you
your sugar level very constant if you don’t eat then another hormone rise is
don’t eat then another hormone rise is
don’t eat then another hormone rise is called glucagon which keeps your sugar
called glucagon which keeps your sugar
called glucagon which keeps your sugar constant by making your liver make sugar
constant by making your liver make sugar
constant by making your liver make sugar so it’s always a balance between
so it’s always a balance between
so it’s always a balance between Celyn and glucagon levels why does a
Celyn and glucagon levels why does a
Celyn and glucagon levels why does a spike or crash a spike would be a
spike or crash a spike would be a
spike or crash a spike would be a extreme elevation of blood sugar you’d
extreme elevation of blood sugar you’d
extreme elevation of blood sugar you’d see that in a diabetic who didn’t take
see that in a diabetic who didn’t take
see that in a diabetic who didn’t take their insulin their sugar more very high
their insulin their sugar more very high
their insulin their sugar more very high and a crash would be someone who took
and a crash would be someone who took
and a crash would be someone who took too much insulin or it took their
too much insulin or it took their
too much insulin or it took their instant and exercise I didn’t eat enough
instant and exercise I didn’t eat enough
instant and exercise I didn’t eat enough and that would be called hypoglycemia or
and that would be called hypoglycemia or
and that would be called hypoglycemia or low blood sugar should everyone be aware
low blood sugar should everyone be aware
low blood sugar should everyone be aware of their blood sugar levels a third of
of their blood sugar levels a third of
of their blood sugar levels a third of people with diabetes still don’t know
people with diabetes still don’t know
people with diabetes still don’t know they have this so we’re not getting
they have this so we’re not getting
they have this so we’re not getting enough people tested so if you have a
enough people tested so if you have a
enough people tested so if you have a family history you don’t wait till
family history you don’t wait till
family history you don’t wait till you’re 40 to get checked you get checked
you’re 40 to get checked you get checked
you’re 40 to get checked you get checked as soon as you know you start seeing a
as soon as you know you start seeing a
as soon as you know you start seeing a family doctor and get checked if you
family doctor and get checked if you
family doctor and get checked if you have a family history of young kids you
have a family history of young kids you
have a family history of young kids you keep their weight of the kids help that
keep their weight of the kids help that
keep their weight of the kids help that you get them exercising as soon as
you get them exercising as soon as
you get them exercising as soon as they’re born what we’re doing is we’re
they’re born what we’re doing is we’re
they’re born what we’re doing is we’re going to check your Sugar’s what it is
going to check your Sugar’s what it is
going to check your Sugar’s what it is is it’s a test to check these sugars
is it’s a test to check these sugars
is it’s a test to check these sugars over the last two to three months so
over the last two to three months so
over the last two to three months so we’re going to start with a little
we’re going to start with a little
we’re going to start with a little finger prick and the test takes about
finger prick and the test takes about
finger prick and the test takes about five minutes and we’ll have your result
five minutes and we’ll have your result
five minutes and we’ll have your result so what I do now is I’m just going to
so what I do now is I’m just going to
so what I do now is I’m just going to put it in a little cassette that both
put it in a little cassette that both
put it in a little cassette that both into the little computer it takes about
into the little computer it takes about
into the little computer it takes about five minutes to get the result 5.6
thank you what are some of the best and
thank you what are some of the best and worst foods in terms of insulin the
worst foods in terms of insulin the
worst foods in terms of insulin the worst foods you know what you’d be maced
worst foods you know what you’d be maced
worst foods you know what you’d be maced a mean rice rice we absorb rice in a
a mean rice rice we absorb rice in a
a mean rice rice we absorb rice in a second you could see a spike that you’re
second you could see a spike that you’re
second you could see a spike that you’re asked about in a second with someone who
asked about in a second with someone who
asked about in a second with someone who eats rice one hour later their sugar is
eats rice one hour later their sugar is
eats rice one hour later their sugar is very high a healthy foods are more all
very high a healthy foods are more all
very high a healthy foods are more all the brown all the brown rice the whole
the brown all the brown rice the whole
the brown all the brown rice the whole weeks and obviously the needs the fishes
weeks and obviously the needs the fishes
weeks and obviously the needs the fishes the fruits and vegetables but the
the fruits and vegetables but the
the fruits and vegetables but the concept and people with diabetes is not
concept and people with diabetes is not
concept and people with diabetes is not to have too much carbs at one time what
to have too much carbs at one time what
to have too much carbs at one time what are some of the most common myths
are some of the most common myths
are some of the most common myths associated with insulin being a
associated with insulin being a
associated with insulin being a diabetologist for almost 20 years you
diabetologist for almost 20 years you
diabetologist for almost 20 years you say that someone needs insulin and they
say that someone needs insulin and they
say that someone needs insulin and they think it’s like the worst thing in the
think it’s like the worst thing in the
think it’s like the worst thing in the world it’s like a death sentence whereas
world it’s like a death sentence whereas
world it’s like a death sentence whereas insulin is a fantastic way to treat
insulin is a fantastic way to treat
insulin is a fantastic way to treat diabetes and fact studies have shown
diabetes and fact studies have shown
diabetes and fact studies have shown using it earlier to treat diabetes is
using it earlier to treat diabetes is
using it earlier to treat diabetes is actually beneficial to patients than
actually beneficial to patients than
actually beneficial to patients than waiting until their pancreas is burnt
waiting until their pancreas is burnt
waiting until their pancreas is burnt out and they’re late in their disease so
out and they’re late in their disease so
out and they’re late in their disease so it’s really not a bad word in the system
it’s really not a bad word in the system
it’s really not a bad word in the system the way it was years ago thank you very
the way it was years ago thank you very
the way it was years ago thank you very much thank you to have a good day
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